Correction you haven't stated it but you posted a % that represents it 5%.
Like to remind you of a previous post
I know people who still smoke pot who are very successful hard working people. I also know losers who smoke it, but I imagine most of them would have been losers whether they smoked pot or not. Overall, I think people would all be better off if they left things like pot and booze alone. But I don't really care if people use either as long as they don't cause big problems for me or our community through their use. The vast majority of those who use these substances in moderation don't cause us any problems, and if it makes them happy to smoke a couple of hits off a joint or drink a couple of beers, I say let them do it.
A lot of my posts show that there are big problems in communities already. Who has defined what moderate use is for marijuana anyway today? Have you any studies on how much use isn't harmful? Why don't you post it for me if you can find any please?
"A lot of my posts show that there are big problems in communities already."
Personally, I don't see marijuana use causing big problems in my community. For instance, I've probably handled somewhere in the neighborhood of a thousand criminal cases and except for the occasional DWI, I don't see marijuana behind a lot of crime that doesn't involve marijuana's legal status. Alcohol, the hard drugs and some of the addictive prescription drugs are behind an incredible amount of crime.
Now, it does cause problems, no doubt about that. It would be better if people didn't smoke it. But compared to alcohol and some of the other drugs it's not that big of a deal.
"Who has defined what moderate use is for marijuana anyway today?"
I don't know. I guess I would define it as use that doesn't interfere in a negative way with people's lives. I suppose occasional use, or use once a month or once a week or even using just a little bit every evening could be moderate use. Personally I don't care how much people use as long as they don't hurt other people or put other people at risk of serious harm through their use.
"Have you any studies on how much use isn't harmful? Why don't you post it for me if you can find any please?"
I don't know that any amount of use isn't harmful. I would imagine that the more people use the more harmful it could be for them. As far as the nature and degree of the harm, that's one of those areas where the research really is all over the place. Most people who smoke it though do not seemed to be harmed by it.